Date: Tue, 7 Nov 1995 16:52:30 -0500

From: Robert Swets bobbo[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]BCFREENET.SEFLIN.LIB.FL.US

Subject: Re: bougainvillea



On Tue, 7 Nov 1995, Tom Uharriet wrote:



Does anyone in this group know what this word means?



The woody vine in the back yard with purple/red flowers. They're also

planted up the I-95 median in Miami. Named after Louis Antoine de

Bougainville, who brought 'em home to France after voyaging to the

tropics on an expedition. More? Different?

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